Dyfed
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| Dyfed | |
| Geography | |
| Status | Welsh county |
| 1974 area | 5765.75 km² |
| 1996 area | 5765.75 km² Ranked 1st |
| HQ | Carmarthen |
| History | |
| Origin | Kingdom of Dyfed |
| Created | 1974 |
| Abolished | 1996 |
| Succeeded by | Carmarthenshire, Cardiganshire, Pembrokeshire Preserved county of Dyfed |
| Demography | |
|---|---|
| 1971 population | 316,369 |
| 1992 population | 351,100 (estimate) |
| 2007 population | 375,200 (estimate)[1] Ranked 5th |
| Politics | |
| Governance | Dyfed County Council |
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Dyfed (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdəvɛd]) is a preserved county of Wales.
Dyfed was created by the Local Government Act 1972 on 1 April 1974. It was formed from the administrative counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and was divided into local government districts as so:
| Administrative county 1889-1974 |
Local government districts 1974-1996 |
|---|---|
| Cardiganshire | Ceredigion |
| Carmarthenshire | Carmarthen, Dinefwr, Llanelli |
| Pembrokeshire | Preseli, South Pembroke |
The Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed had previously been the Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire, with the Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire and Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire becoming Lieutenants. The Dyfed-Powys Police had been created a number of years earlier.
The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 broke up Dyfed and restored the ancient counties for administrative purposes on 1 April 1996: Cardiganshire (the council of which renamed itself Ceredigion), Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. The name Dyfed was retained for purely ceremonial purposes such as Lieutenancy and is not used for geographical or postal purposes.
[edit] References
- ^ Office for National Statistics - 2007 estimate (using 2003 preserved borders for Camarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire
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